Joshua L. Martin

Joshua Lanier Martin (5 December 1799-2 November 1856) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-AL 2) from 4 March 1835 to 3 March 1839 (succeeding John McKinley and preceding David Hubbard) and Governor of Alabama from 10 December 1845 to 16 December 1847 (succeeding Benjamin Fitzpatrick and preceding Reuben Chapman).

Biography
Joshua Lanier Martin was born in Blount County, Tennessee in 1799, and he studied law in Maryville before moving to Alabama in 1819 to continue his studies. He became a lawyer in Athens, Alabama, and he became an ardent Democrat, serving in the US House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and as Governor from 1845 to 1847. After his retirement, he became a lawyer in Tuscaloosa, and he died in 1856.